Welcome to San Diego Canyonlands

San Diego Canyonlands' mission is to promote, protect and restore the natural habitats in San Diego County's canyons and creeks by fostering education and ongoing community involvement in stewardship and advocacy, and by collaborating with other organizations.

News and Acccomplishments

We did it - Over 10 Square Miles Dedicated for Park & Open Space! Decades of Planning & 3 Solid Years of SDCL Work Rewarded Eric Bowlby & Will Anderson (left). Members of the Canyo...

10.23.12 - Open Space Dedication Proposal Nearly Complete Update on Dedication Proposal We have made considerable progress on our efforts to dedicate ~10,000 acres of City-owned open space as pr...

Governor Signs Dedication Bill

09.07.12 Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1169, authored by Senator Christine Kehoe, approving the SD Dedication Bill. This is a major milestone in the effort to protect ~10,000 acres of City...

Link to San Diego Union-Tribune Article Online. May 11, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Eric Bowlby Executive Director, San Diego Canyonlands eric@sdcanyonlands.org 619-204-0753 $365,...

A Sneak Peek 3-D Tour of City Lands proposed for dedication is ready to watch. WATCH IT NOW!!

6.13.11 The San Diego Union-Tribune reports (Tuesday 6/14/11) on SDCL's campaign to dedicate ~10,000 acres of City-owned open space to be preserved for future generations. Click here to see the art...

6.9.11 SDCL has hired Will Anderson, a San Diego State University Geography graduate, as Programs Manager. Will brings a diverse background in law, education, Geography, and watershed conservation...

6.9.11 San Diego Canyonlands is pleased to announce an award of $42,000 from The San Diego Foundation to continue efforts to dedicate approximately 10,000 acres of City-owned open space as parkland a...

To facilitate the development of a Canyon Enhancement Planning Guide, SDCL chose Manzanita Canyon as a pilot project. With funding from The San Diego Foundation we held a series of five stakeholder me...

A Google Earth tour of San Diego's Chollas Creek watershed, by Will Anderson.

Left to right, Mark Matson a volunteer landscaping consultant, Executive Director of JRYMCA Michael Brunker, and Eric Bowlby Executive Director of San Diego Canyonlands survey Chollas Creek on the YMC...

By Eric Bowlby "Rudy followed through with his commitment to establish a sustainable connection for the Eco-Club and the City Heights canyons." -Eric Bowlby I met Rudy when he was a junior in High ...

SD Foundation Awards $45k Environment Program Grant SDCL is pleased to announce that the San Diego Foundation has awarded us an Environment Program Grant to continue our Canyon Enhancement Planning p...

Public Review of Dedication Completed!

Click for 08.13.12 Press Release: San Diegans Show Overwhelming Support of Parklands Dedication Proposal

Please Donate to Support Dedication!

Dear Friend of San Diego’s Canyons and Open Space, Are your community’s precious open spaces dedicated? Or are they still vulnerable to being sold or converted to non-open-space or non-parkland uses?...

12.16.11 Thank you so much to all who participated in the recent San Diego Foundation's "Give BIG" campaign to support our work to promote, protect and restore San Diego's Canyons! We raised almost ...

6.9.11 San Diego Canyonlands (SDCL) will make a presentation to San Diego's Park and Recreation Board on June 16, about its ongoing efforts to convert ~10,000 acres of City open space to "dedicated"...

Canyon Enhancement Planning

San Diego Canyonlands is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of San Diego's unique canyons. It has established a Canyon Enhancement Planning (CEP) Committee to create a guide for community ...

Spurred by Richard Louv’s Children and Nature movement, SDCL has helped create a new collaborative to “inspire communities to nurture, empower, and engage youth in cultivating their relationship wit...

Collaborations-R-Us

An important, on-going collaboration is with I Love a Clean San Diego (ILCSD). SDCL is coordinating increased participation of our canyon groups with the ILACSD county-wide “Creek to Bay” and “Califo...

Due to your support, thousands of adult volunteers and youth are learning about and taking care of our wonderful canyons. Since our campaign began 10 years ago we have established over 45 new frien...

Upcoming Events

December 11, 2013 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Azalea Water Conservation Garden Monthly Event
Azalea Community Park, 2596 Violet St, San Diego CA 92105

December 11, 2013 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Azalea Water Conservation Garden Monthly Event
2596 Violet St, San Diego CA 92105

December 14, 2013 9:00am - 12:00pm
Manzanita Canyon Monthly Event
4257 Thorn Street, San Diego, CA

December 21, 2013 8:00am - 11:00am
Juniper Canyon
1377 Delevan Drive, San Diego, CA

December 21, 2013 1:00pm - 4:00pm
CANCELLED - 47th St Canyon Routine 3rd Saturday Event
46th and Myrtle, San Diego CA 92105 (City Heights)

December 28, 2013 9:00am - 12:00pm
CENCELLED - Chollas Creek: Chollas Parkway and Quince
Chollas Parkway and Quince, south of the IRC New Roots Farm

December 28, 2013 9:00am - 12:00pm
CANCELLED - Chollas Creek Monthly Event: 47th & Chollas Parkway
47th St and Chollas Parkway, San Diego, CA

December 28, 2013 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Navajo Canyon

January 4, 2014 9:00am - 12:00pm
Swan Canyon Monthly Event
4483 Olive St., San Diego, CA

January 4, 2014 9:00am - 12:00pm
Ruffin Canyon (Serra Mesa)